AP - Teva Pharmaceutical said Friday it will buy rival generic drugmaker Barr Pharmaceuticals for nearly $7.5 billion in a move that will boost Teva's dominance as the world's biggest generic drugmaker.

AFP - Leading shares closed at a day's high Friday as Wall Street recovered from lows and banks rebounded following an upbeat quarterly report from Citigroup which helped to offset losses in the mining sector.

AFP - The London stock market gained ground in opening deals on Thursday after turbulent trade this week, with a gain of 1.74 percent in early morning deals.

AFP - Slovakia, which adopts the euro in six months, is putting its money where its mouth is with a drive to help its long-neglected gypsy minority with the switch to the official EU currency.

AFP - The London stock market gained ground in opening deals on Thursday after turbulent trade this week, with a gain of 0.50 percent to stand at 5,176.60 points.

AFP - The London stock market firmed in opening deals on Wednesday, after striking a three-year low point the previous day, with a gain of 0.13 percent to stand at 5,178.60 points.

AFP - The FTSE 100 index was lower on Tuesday, mirroring a general slump across Europe in the wake of more steep losses on Wall Street and in Asia, despite weekend moves by the US government to rescue two mortgage giants.

AP - Asian and European stock markets fell sharply Tuesday as investor confidence in the U.S. financial system eroded further despite a government-backed plan to help beleaguered mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

AFP - Factories and refineries in the 15 nations sharing the euro ratcheted down production in May at the fastest rate in nearly 16 years amid growing economic headwinds, according to official EU data on Monday.

AFP - European stocks were firmer on Monday but Asian markets fell as investors digested measures to bolster US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac amid a raft of major company takeover news.

AFP - International donors have pledged 1.2 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) to help build Kosovo's battered economy, surpassing their target, the European Commission announced Friday.

AFP - Guyana Thursday said Caribbean Community (Caricom) negotiators allegedly hid details of the Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union that would put the region at a disadvantage.